by Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY Sports

by Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY Sports

Awards always come with plenty of controversy, and perhaps none more so than those in college football. The three finalists for nine of the 21 awards handed out by the National College Football Awards Association were revealed Monday and while there weren't any real surprises, some notable names were missing.

â?? Snubbed: Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois. The Huskies quarterback has put together another stellar year, with numbers that rival those of Tim Tebow's Heisman season. He's thrown 25 touchdown passes, run for 17 touchdowns and 1,434 yards and even has a touchdown catch. Not to mention his team has a shot at its second consecutive BCS bowl

â?? Snubbed: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon. Ducks players have seen their award stocks drop over the last few weeks, but Oregon's defense has allowed just 207.2 yards passing per game. The junior cornerback has been the best player in the team's secondary for two years now.

â?? Snubbed: Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State. Bibbs has 25 touchdowns on the year, nine more than Carey and eight more than Sankey, with substantially less carries. He's also averaging more yards per carry than either of the aforementioned Pac-12 backs.

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â?? Dan Wolken takes a look at perpetually overlooked AJ McCarron's rise in the Heisman race. "For a quarterback to come into Alabama's system under Nick Saban and do the things he's done, help this team win two national championships and on our way to probably winning another â?¦ for him to not get the recognition he needs is ridiculous," Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood said.

â?? In the USA TODAY Sports Heisman Survey, Jameis Winston still leads, but McCarron took over second place. Jordan Lynch is third with Johnny Manziel and Andre Williams tied for fourth.